There was no machismo, no rockstar posturing, and definitely no
gyrating. Save for the occasional tiff they had with pretentious NME
journalists, most of the band members were painfully soft-spoken. Geeky,
even. Yet the voluminous, woozy sounds of Cocteau Twins, The Jesus and
Mary Chain, and My Bloody Valentine were anything but. For a few short
years in the 80s and 90s, the indie music world was struck by a rare
moment of introspection that came to an abrupt end with the laddism of
Britpop. Diligently tracing the history of a genre that dares not speak
its name (shoe-what?), filmmaker Eric Green interviews the mad minds
behind the three bands, including the reclusive MBV frontman Kevin
Shields. Amongst the support appearances are members from Ride,
Slowdive, and Curve as well as keen fans Trent Reznor, Billy Corgan and
Robert Smith – the last of whom got married to Cocteau Twin’s
“Treasure”. – Sheffield Doc/Fest

From les inRocks: "Emblematic of the Gothic period The Cure (ranging from Seventeen Seconds to Pornography - dark top ) A Forest demonstrates the formal ambition of the group at that time. Part - mistress of a poorly -kind album and unloved at its output , the title is the quintessential sound of the group of Robert Smith : both tense and melodic , sinister and full of drive , lyrical and minimalist , it only reveals its true secrets that after repeated listening and necessary for the understanding of a universe far richer and complex than it seems." (Thanks @guillaume_g_z)